designed by: Josef Hoffmann, before 1926 executed by: Wiener Werkstätte, before 1926
Our brooch is unique. Hoffmann was inspired to this very special design by the particular form of a shell.
Date: 1926 Period: 20th century Origin: Vienna Medium: silver, mother of pearl, crack in the shell Signature: Marked: JH, WW, Austrian hallmark head of hoopoe (W for Vienna, 2 for 900/1000), 900
Dimensions: 2.4 cm (1 inches) Literature: Wiener Werkstätte archives, Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, design drawing inv. no. KI 12146-23 Categories: Decorative Arts & Design, Silver, Works of Art
